Next Tuesday, March 5 should be a big day for Xbox Game Pass, as it’s highly likely that will be the day Microsoft announces the Wave 1 games for March 2024. Xbox Game Pass announcements tend to come in two waves, with rare exceptions to the rule. The first wave is usually announced at the start of every month, while the second wave announcement tends to be dropped in the middle of the month.
Most of the time, Xbox Game Pass announcements happen within the first few days of the month, but it seems that won’t be the case for March 2024. The first few days of March 2024 occur on a weekend, and Microsoft usually shares the Game Pass announcements early in the week. Besides that, the new Xbox Game Pass game coming on March 5 was bundled with the February 2024 Wave 2 announcement, meaning that it’s highly unlikely that Microsoft will be pulling the curtain back on the other early March 2024 games before then.
Tuesday, March 5 will mark the first new Xbox Game Pass addition for March 2024 in the form of Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, a “boomer shooter” that earned somewhat mixed reviews at the time of its original release. Even if you’re not a fan of retro FPS games or the Warhammer 40K franchise, you may still enjoy it. The addition of a new game makes March 5 a day to watch for Xbox Game Pass subscribers already, but the potential for it to also include the March 2024 Wave 1 announcement makes that day a particularly exciting one for subscribers.
Xbox Game Pass March 2024 Games
- Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun – March 5
- Lightyear Frontier – March 19
- MLB The Show 24 – March 29
- Diablo 4 – March 28
- Open Roads – March 28
As it stands, there are only five games confirmed for Xbox Game Pass in March 2024 so far, and almost all of them are coming in the second half of the month, meaning the Wave 1 additions are almost a complete mystery at this point. The games confirmed for Xbox Game Pass in March 2024 so far include the aforementioned Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun on March 5, Lightyear Frontier and MLB The Show 14 on March 29, and Diablo 4 and Open Roads on March 28.
Even though Wave 1 March 2024 Game Pass games are a virtual unknown, next month is already looking pretty stacked for Microsoft’s popular subscription service. Lightyear Frontier, MLB The Show 24, and Open Roads are all day one Game Pass games with loads of potential, and Diablo 4 is one of the highest-rated games that was released last year. It will be exciting to learn what else March 2024 has in store for Xbox Game Pass, and interested subscribers should be informed on Tuesday, March 5, if not earlier.
